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2012 Australian Drivers' Championship
Motor racing competition
Motor racing competition
The 2012 Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title with the winner awarded the 2012 CAMS Gold Star award. The 2012 championship was the 56th Australian Drivers' Championship and the eighth to be contested with open wheel racing cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations. The 2012 Australian Formula 3 Championship title was also awarded to the series winner. The championship began on 1 March 2012 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 23 September at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after seven rounds across six different states with three races at each round.
The championship was secured by British driver James Winslow after the penultimate round held at Queensland Raceway. It was Winslow's second championship victory after having won previously in 2008. Winslow, driving for R-Tek Motorsport, won 13 of the 21 races, including five of the seven feature races, over the course of the season, a new record for the Australian Drivers' Championship, eclipsing the 12 wins Rick Kelly took in 2001. Defending champion Chris Gilmour ended the series in second place having won two races. Winslow's teammate Steel Giuliania finished third in the championship with just over half of the points Winslow collected. Jordan Skinner of Team BRM and Hayden Cooper of BF Racing each collected a their debut race victories. The other races wins were collected by John Magro whose partial season campaign with Team BRM ended with winning the Hidden Valley round. Tim Macrow made a brief return to the series he won in 2007, contesting a single round with Astuti Motorsport, winning at Sydney Motorsport Park.
Cooper won the National Class, for cars built between 1999 and 2004, over fellow Queensland and BF Racing teammate Ben Gersekowski. Lochie Marshall finished third.
Race calendar
The championship was contested over a seven-round series, with two Sprint Races and a Feature Race at each round.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Winner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit | 1–4 March | James Winslow | ||||||||
| Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway | 30 March – 1 April | James Winslow | ||||||||
| New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit | 6–8 April | James Winslow | ||||||||
| Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway | 15–17 June | John Magro | ||||||||
| New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway | 13–15 July | Tim Macrow | ||||||||
| Queensland Queensland Raceway | 3–5 August | James Winslow | ||||||||
| Victoria Phillip Island | 21–23 September | Chris Gilmour |
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the 2012 Australian Drivers' Championship. Entries sourced in part from:
| Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | No. | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmour Racing | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 1 | Australia Chris Gilmour |
| Astuti Motorsport | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 2 | Australia Mat Sofi |
| Sodemo-Renault | 11 | New Zealand Chris Vlok | |||
| Australia Tim Macrow | |||||
| Australia Nathan Morcom | |||||
| Team BRM | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 3 | Australia John Magro |
| 4 | Australia Jordan Skinner | ||||
| 5 | Australia Nick Foster | ||||
| R-Tek Motorsport | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 6 | UK James Winslow |
| 7 | Australia Steel Giuliana | ||||
| National | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 8 | Australia Chris Slusarski | |
| Australia Mike Wayne | |||||
| Australia Jon Collins | |||||
| 9 | Australia Adrian Cottrell | ||||
| Australia Adam Gill | |||||
| Australia Jon Collins | |||||
| Marshall Motorsport | National | Dallara F304 | Sodemo-Renault | 22 | Australia Lockie Marshall |
| Mills Motorsport | Gold Star | Mygale M07 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 32 | Australia Jon Mills |
| BF Racing | National | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 42 | Australia Ben Gersekowski |
| 93 | Australia Hayden Cooper | ||||
| Harvest Motorsport | Gold Star | Mygale M10 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 46 | Australia Roman Krumins |
| Snake Racing | National | Dallara F304 | Sodemo-Renault | 66 | Australia Nathan Gotch |
| G-Force Motorsport | Gold Star | Mygale M07 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 77 | Australia Cam Waters |
| Australia Jake Fouracre |
Classes
Competing cars were nominated into one of three classes:
- Australian Formula 3 Championship – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2011.
- National Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004.
- Invitation Class.
There were no competitors in the Invitation Class in the 2012 championship.
Points system
Championship points were awarded as follows:
- One point to the driver placed in the highest grid position for the first race at each round.
- 12–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the first ten finishing position in each Sprint Race.
- 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 for the first ten finishing position in each Feature Race.
- One point to the driver setting the fastest lap time in each race.
Points towards the National Class award were allocated on the same basis as used for the outright championship.
Results
Drivers' championship
| Pos | Driver | ADE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | ADE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SYM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SYM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | SYM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BAT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | HID | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | HID | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | HID | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | EAS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | EAS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | QLD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | QLD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | QLD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | PHI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | PHI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | PHI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pts | GOLD STAR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK James Winslow | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | *8* | 3 | 1 | 276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Chris Gilmour | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 215 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Steel Giuliania | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Jordan Skinner | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Hayden Cooper | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS John Magro | 6 | 5 | 7 | *Ret* | 2 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Ben Gersekowski | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 7 | DNS | Ret | 6 | 6 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Lockie Marshall | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Tim Macrow | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Adrian Cottrell | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Mat Sofi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Nick Foster | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Cam Waters | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Nathan Morcom | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Jon Collins | DNS | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Roman Krumins | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Jake Fouracre | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Nathan Gotch | 8 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Mike Wayne | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Chris Vlok | 7 | 6 | Ret | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Chris Slusarski | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Jon Mills | 8 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | DNS | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Adam Gill | Ret | 9 | Ret | 2 |
|}
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160123221648/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC06-Titles-Australian-2016-1.pdf 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
- SpeedCafe. (28 November 2011). "Formula 3 gets four V8 events on 2012 calendar". Speedcafe.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130409125021/http://formula3.com.au/results.asp?year=2012 2012 Results, www.formula3.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org] Retrieved on 21 November 2012
- [http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?04/03/2012.ADEL.P3 www.natsoft.com.au]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121205193245/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/sportregs/2012_Aust_F3_Sport-TechRegs-2.pdf 2012 Australian Formula 3 Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations, www.formula3.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org] Retrieved on 21 November 2012
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